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Unit 0: Intro

• 1: Syllabus
• 2: Class Expectations
• 3: History of Pop Music
• 4: More Class Expectations
• 5: What is Pop Music?
• 6: What Affects Pop Music?
• 7-8: History of Pop Music, Page 2

Unit 1: Elements

• 9: Elements of Pop Music
• 10: Definition of Rhythm
• 11-13: Rhythm Notes, Page 2, Page 3
• 14: Steady Beat
• 15: Syncopation
• 16: Rhythm Review 1
• 17: Examples Questions
• 18: Tempo Notes
• 19: Meter Notes
• 20: Mixed Meter
• 21: Rhythmic Ostinato
• 22: Rhythm In Class Activity
• 23: Rhythm Review 2
• 24: Beginning Concepts Quiz
• 25: Melody
• 26: Melody Examples
• 27: Phase
• 28: Improvisation
• 29: Rhythm, Meter, Melody In Class Activity
• 30: Song Main Melody
• 31: Melody Quiz
• 32: Harmony
• 33: Harmony Examples
• 34: Harmonic Chord Progression
• 35: Rhythm, Meter, Melody, and Harmony In Class Activity
• 36: Blues Chord Progression
• 37-38: Form
• 39: Form In Class Activity
• 40: Tone Color
• 41: Elements Quiz

Unit 2: Roots of Rock

• 42: Instruments of Rock
• 43: Roots of Rock Notes
• 44-47: Blues Notes, Page 2, Page 3, Page 4
• 48-51: Blues Notes 2, Page 2, Page 3, Page 4
• 52:Blues Project Brainstorming
• 53: Blues Project
• 54: Blues Project Rubric
• 55-56: Video Guide Masters of Blues, Page 2
• 57-59: Video Guide Rhythm and Blues, Page 2, Page 3
• 60: Video Guide Rhythm and Blues 1 Quiz
• 61: Early Rock and Roll Notes
• 62: Early Rock and Roll Outline
• 63-34: Portrait of the 1950s, Page 2
• 65: Early Rock and Roll Cities
• 66-67: Rock Notes, 67: Page 2
• 68-69: Early Rock and Roll In Class Activity, Page 2
• 70: Bo Diddley
• 71: Rockabilly Characteristics
• 72: Jerry Lee Lewis
• 73: Rockabilly Key Figures
• 74: Elvis Presley
• 75-76: Buddy Holiday Video Guide, Page 2
• 77: Rockabilly Group Project Work
• 78-79: Elvis 1956 Video Notes, Page 2
• 80-81: Buddy Holiday Video Questions, Page 2
• 82: Billy Haily and the Comets
• 83: A Bit of Review

Unit 3: Vocal Harmony and the Producer

• 84: Vocal Harmony and the Producer Notes
• 85: R and B Sanctified Notes
• 86-87: Doo-Wop Notes, Page 2
• 88: Girl Groups Notes
• 89-90: Vocal Harmony In-Class Activity, Page 2
• 91: Chord Progression Review
• 92: Establishment Fights Back
• 93: Why the Establishment Fights Back
• 94: Pop and Rock Differences
• 95-100: Alan Freed Story Video Guide, Page 2
• 97-102: In the Groove Video Guide, Page 2, Page 3, Page 4, Page 5, Page 6
• 103-104: Transitions Test, Page 2

Unit 4: British Invasion; Folk and Rock

• 105-106: Beatles Video Guide, Page 2
• 107: Beatles Notes
• 108-109: Beatles Invasion Video Guide, Page 2
• 110-111: British Invasion In-Class Activity, Page 2
• 112-113: Folk and Rock In Class Activity, Page 2
• 114: Motown Card
• Current Events that Influenced Music
• 116: Folk Music and Civil Rights Notes
• 117: Folk Goes Pop Article Questions
• 118-119: Shakespeares in the Alley Notes, Page 2
• 120: Motown Notes
• 121: Motown Characteristics
• 122-124: Gospel and Motown Video Guide, Page 2, Page 3

Unit 5: Counterculture and the Present

• 125-126: Motown, Stax, and Fame In Class Activity, Page 2
• 127-128: Crossroads Video Guide, Page 2
• 129-130: WHO Article, Page 2
• 131-137: Counterculture Notes, Page 2, Page 3, Page 4, Page 5, Page 6, Page 7
• 138: Psychedelic Rock Notes
• 139: The Doors Notes
• 140-141: Blues in Technicolor Video Guide, Page 2
• 142-146: The Splintered Seventies Notes, Page 2, Page 3, Page 4, Page 5
• 147-148: The Wild Side Video Guide, Page 2
• 149: Make it Funky
• 150: Punk Video Guide
• 151-152: The Perfect Beat Video Guide, Page 2
• 153: Timeline of Popular Music
• 154: Pop Music Idea Bank